Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease of absolute or relative insulin deficiency and resistance. It is characterized by linear disturbances in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism. Insulin transports glucose into the cells for use as energy and storage as glycogen. It also stimulates protein synthesis and free fatty acid storage in the adipose tissues. Insulin [...] Read the full Article »

Epilepsy is a paroxysmal condition of the brain affecting neurological systems and characterized by a susceptibility to recurrent sporadic seizures. Seizures are events associated with abnormal electrical discharges of neuron in the brain. In most patients, this condition does not affect intelligence, however some episodes can be life threatening. Epilepsy usually occurs in patients younger [...] Read the full Article »

If you are looking for health insurance, then chances are that you are not offered insurance through your employer. In some cases, people are offered insurance as a benefit, but they turn it down because they don’t like the plan. This is not so common, though it does happen. For most people, looking for health [...] Read the full Article »

In a sense, you can say that there are two kinds of people in this world. On the one hand, there are those who get health insurance offered from their employers as benefits. These are the lucky people who don’t have to think about insurance and will probably even get some good rates since they [...] Read the full Article »

Whenever you ask for an insurance quote, you’re invariably asked whether or not you have any pre-existing medical conditions. The reason that insurance companies ask this question is because, without knowing what kind of health you’re in, they can’t possibly estimate how much coverage you’ll need. For insurance companies to survive, they need to make [...] Read the full Article »

If you are in need of medical insurance, you may not realize that certain health issues you already have could change how easily you are able to obtain proper coverage. Most people assume that getting medical insurance is just a matter of being able to pay for it, but there is a lot more involved [...] Read the full Article »

Pre-existing medical conditions like diabetes or even cancer can stop you from getting a health insurance rate you can afford. Health insurance reform was intended to address this problem. People who have medical conditions are the ones who need the most help paying their bills and it’s a problem when they are diagnosed with an [...] Read the full Article »

As a person with pre-existing medical conditions, you are undoubtedly bitterly familiar with the term. Basically, if you were diagnosed with a condition and then realized that you need insurance to cover the expensive costs associated with your condition, insurance companies will jump right on this fact and either deny you coverage or charge extremely [...] Read the full Article »

A frequent challenge that many Americans come up against when they are shopping for health insurance is the matter of pre-existing medical conditions. As difficult as it may be to accept, insurance companies are for profit entities that want to ensure that their expenses remain low and their revenues remain high. That means they don’t [...] Read the full Article »

If you have applied for medical coverage on your own, you probably had to indicate whether or not you have pre-existing medical conditions. What exactly are they? In the world of health insurance, they represent any condition you had prior to signing up for coverage. It does not matter how minor the condition is, or [...] Read the full Article »